Divine

Divine

Acting
🎂 1945-10-19 (42 years old at death)
✝️ 1988-03-07
📍 Towson, Maryland, USA
👤 Male
🎬 39 Movies
🔗 IMDb
Divine (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), né Harris Glenn Milstead, was an American actor, singer and drag queen. Described by People magazine as the "Drag Queen of the Century", Divine often performed female roles in both cinema and theater and also appeared in women's clothing in musical performances. Even so, he considered himself to be a character actor and performed male roles in a number of his later films. He was often associated with independent filmmaker John Waters and starred in t ...
Read more

Filmography (39 movies)

Too Disgusting To Be Confused
Too Disgusting To Be Confused
2025
as Self
Disclosure
Disclosure
2020
as Edna Turnblad (archive footage)
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
BEAT. Contour. Snatched. How Drag Queens Shaped the Biggest Makeup Trends
2018
 Studio 54
Studio 54
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Howard
Howard
2018
as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson (archive footage)
Discolocos
Discolocos
2016
as Self (archive footage)
Night Flight: Born Again
Night Flight: Born Again
2016
as Self
Tab Hunter Confidential
Tab Hunter Confidential
2015
as Self (archive footage)
I Am Divine
I Am Divine
2014
as Self (archive footage)
The British Guide to Showing Off
The British Guide to Showing Off
2011
as Self (archive footage)
Uncle Bob
Uncle Bob
2010
as Self
DIVINE R.I.P.
DIVINE R.I.P.
2007
as Self (archive footage)
The Cockettes
The Cockettes
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Divine Trash
Divine Trash
2000
as Self
Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda
Divine: Shoot Your Shot & Live at the Hacienda
2000
as Self (archive footage)
In Bad Taste
In Bad Taste
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Soul Ache
Soul Ache
1998
as Actriz cantante (Singer actress)
Divine: Shoot Your Shot
Divine: Shoot Your Shot
1995
 Divine: Live at the Hacienda
Divine: Live at the Hacienda
1994
 Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
Rhythm Divine: The Story of Disco
1992
as Self (archive footage)
The Neon Woman
The Neon Woman
1990
as Flash Storm (archive footage)
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark
1988
as Det. Langella
Hairspray
Hairspray
1988
as Edna Turnblad / Arvin Hodgepile
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 1
1987
as Self
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
Queen: Magic Years - A Visual Anthology
1987
as Self
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
Queen: The Magic Years vol. 3
1987
as Self
Trouble in Mind
Trouble in Mind
1985
as Hilly Blue
Lust in the Dust
Lust in the Dust
1985
as Rosie Velez
Divine Waters
Divine Waters
1985
as Self
Polyester
Polyester
1981
as Francine Fishpaw
The Alternative Miss World
The Alternative Miss World
1980
as Self - Guest of Honour
Tally Brown, New York
Tally Brown, New York
1979
 Underground and Emigrants
Underground and Emigrants
1976
as Self
Female Trouble
Female Trouble
1974
as Dawn Davenport / Earl Peterson
Pink Flamingos
Pink Flamingos
1972
as Divine, alias Babs Johnson
Multiple Maniacs
Multiple Maniacs
1970
as Lady Divine
The Diane Linkletter Story
The Diane Linkletter Story
1970
as Diane Linkletter
Mondo Trasho
Mondo Trasho
1969
as Divine / Greaser in Alley
Eat Your Makeup
Eat Your Makeup
1968
as Jacqueline Kennedy